Volleyball season ends with 3-0 tournament loss

November 24, 1998

DEKALB, Ill. -- In the first round of the Mid-American Conference
volleyball tournament, the #6 seed WMU Broncos traveled to Northern
Illinois, where the Huskies had not lost since 1995. NIU defeated
the Broncos, 3-0, in a hard-fought contest, 15-10, 16-14, 15-10.
The loss ends the 1998 season for WMU.

For the match, WMU had a 57-56 advantage in kills. The Broncos
hit .244 for the three-game match and held the Huskies to a .216
hitting percentage. NIU had an 8-5 advantage in service aces,
and a narrow, 46-45, advantage in digs. Western Michigan, which
ranks second overall in the MAC in blocks, had 13 blocks in the
contest compared to seven for Northern Illinois.

Senior Stefanie Rotunno led the Broncos with a match-high 17
kills and a team-high 13 digs. She hit .342 for the match. Senior
Andrea Cole concluded her career with a team-high seven blocks,
including two solo blocks. Mandy Whitfield had 13 kills, hit .290,
and added four blocks. Traci Morin had 12 kills, hit .333, and
had five blocks, including two solos. Jen Nowak, among the top
setters in the MAC, had 53 assists for a lofty 17.7 assists per
game average.